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| Criterion |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Growth A/B Testing |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-6 | 4-12 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |